The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-23
WAsu-JEFF COLLEGE,

ferred and Prizes Awarded,
Special Dispafch TO The fnttllt1eacer. 95240i
WAsnISaroN, June 22.-At noon TODAY
the Trustees Of Washington and Jefferson
College conferred the degree Of Bachelor
OF Arts upon the following: Henry D.
Alexander, st. Clairaville, Ohio; James
Ross Bell, ldlewood; Charles Avery,
stsuhenvills, Ohio; William Hugh Craig,
Ciaysvil!e; Joseph Addisor Alexander
Craig, Claysville; Arthur H. Ewing, Salts.
burg; Clarence Clifton Garrison, Brook
vile; David A. Heron, Glenshaw; James
Miller Hill, Thompsonyills; Thomas F.
Hill, Canoneburg; Edwin K. Johnaon,
Charlotte, N. O.; Charles A. Lsrimer, Ii
brary; Harry Hall Linn, Washington ;
Charles a. Lippincott, Piedmont, W. Va. ;
James Grier Long, Spruce Hill; Ulysses
LowIie Lyle, Cross Greek John Ellis
worth Meloy, Hackney; A. j. Montgom-
cry, .Jr., Washington; James Palmer,
Wellsburg, W. Va; Province eCormack
Pogue, Maysyille, KY; James Watson
Reed, Washington; Peter Moore Speer,
Dempeeytown; Harry Trew Stewart, Al
legheny City; John Lsyda Vance, Flor
ence Robert L. Welch Washington :
Thomas n. Weaver, Freeport; John E.
Woods, Washington. Bachelor Of Science,
HarveyE. McCallum, Amity. lS7'
At $3.50 this morning the trustees,
faculty, alumni, class Of 'S7 and under
graduates Of the College formed in line on
the campus with Dr.. Thomas McKennon
as marshal, and marched to the Opera
Houss, where an expectant audience
awaited them. The class sat in semi
circle on the front Of the etage, Back of
them were the trua.ees and active friends
Of the college. Handsome Harry Bing-
ham, Of Philadelphia, wearing a pink rose
bud, peered on the faces OF the people
from the left wing Of the stage. On his
right were the Rev. David J. Bea!e, DID,,
ci Johnstown; Dr.. Jahn Gillespie, secre.
tary OF the Board OF Foreign Missions Of
the Presbyterian Church, New York; tho
Rev. DR.. Cunningham, Of Wheeling, Vice
President Of the Alumni Association. Be-
sides these many other distinguished grad.
yates occupied chairs on the platform.
The Rev. Dr.. McCutdy, who was gradu.
atcd from Washington fifty years ago,
opened the morning exercises with prayer.
COMMENCEMENT g1gRclsss, Y
Tho programme as arranged was as fol-
lows: I'm ~
salutatory "our Noble Belyes''
n. Arthur @ Il. Ewing, Salisbury, pa. f
$500 David a. HERON Gsnsnsw, Pn A'''esl' "
Honorary ofa Hon.. fhc American iconocast
80 Thomas +. liill. Cauonsburg. P,l. e,i
honorary Problem In Mechanics
e.t Charles A. Larimer, Liberty. Pa. 1II -
I N; sIeer. D.mpseylown, Ia. - -
Honorary Grafton The Higher Commerce
John L. Vance, Florence, IA Cs5 ir
o2o J. Ross Ilell, ldiewoo1, ia. Z, =
j. Iits iIiii. iIcmpsonvSs SON nSsi; P4: sarcasm
osa' .,ns :.s ;sg and augw1mpism
Oratl ..:...-llenry Ward Eeeche,
otation.. .....:......,u low much aud How Good
uIy.svs L. Lyle. Cross Greek, IA. sSSit =.
=, ". - John E: Aclcy, uasEney. "a, rN
Oration.. Heroes OF Science
Hurvey E. McColium, Amily. Pa & !: sjTY2
! i. j. Moaigo nsry, j. y ashins!on. Pa, :
Grafton. uh!tsrlanisu and churchism
James Palmer, %e!lsburg. y. Va . N
Pioyincs Il TosSc Isysvils Ny
John Z. j nooIs, Washington. = - o0''u'' Wv
Vailed ctory Study III Macbeth
kobett l.. Welch, Washington, ia. 1850 S'S1''
Masters Grafton, SAMUEL d. ollpnaat,
.Ss58s Trenton. MI.
Measrs. 7. F. Hill, ]. NJ. Hill, John E
Meloy, Harvey Z. McCollum and John L
Woods were excused from delivering
their performances. * y n
The twenty:eight diplomas we're ther
presented.by President ifoiist, and the cas.
Of .eiRhly.ssven formally became alumn
Of Washington and Jefferson College. 6s
The Rev. Dir. Brownlee, President o
the Board oi Trustees, announced tha
the following honorary degrees had beer
conferred: Doctor OF Laws-Rev. JOSEPH
7. Smith, ID, Baltimore, Md, Moder
ator Of the late General Assembly a
Omaha; Hon. lease g.. Gordon, OF Brook
vile, Pa, Chief Justice Of the Suprem
Court Of Pennsylvania. s y Il. ~
Doctor Of Divlnlty-Rsv. Henry T.;Mc
! Clelland, Professor OF Theology Ia West
. ern Theological Seminary, Allegheny
Rev. " illiam s. knight, President OF th
!, Collegiate Institute OF Carthage, Mo,
Rev. i. d. Ledyard, steubenyille, Ohio
], Rev. ]. R. Ewing, saharanpur,, India.
4 Master Of Arts-Rsv. William NJ. Gator